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Lyrics & meaning

Mayam Seidhayo

From Velayudham · 2011

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Velayudham2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Female
Ooo…o.ooo…..oooo…..ooo…Ooo…o.ooo…..oooo…..ooo…
Male
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhumThakkanakku thakka dhum
Female
Maayam seidhayoDid you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayoDid you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayoFemale : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Female
Vaari sendrai pennaiYou swept this girl away
Paarthu nindren kannai…I stood staring at your eyes...
Yedhu seithai ennaiWhat did you do to me?
Kettu nindren unnaiI stood asking you
Female
Maayam seidhayoDid you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayoDid you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayoFemale : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Male
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hooooOhooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus : U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Male :Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hooooMale : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Male
Woahuuahhh…ohhwoahhWoahuuahhh…ohhwoahh
Uhhhoo woahhuahhhUhhhoo woahhuahhh
Female
Naana chedi valarumLike a plant growing on its own
Thottam aanenI became a garden
Yaanai vandhu ponaWhere an elephant came and left
Solai aanenI became that grove
Female
Kaadhal karai puranduLove overflowed its banks
Ooda paarthenI tried to run away
Thoondil mul nuniyilOn the tip of a fishing hook
Uyirai korthenI hooked my life
Female
Ennai sevi kanduHearing and seeing me
Siru vegu thooram vizhundhenI fell a great distance away
En peyarai naan maranthuForgetting my own name
Kal pola kidanthenI lay down like a stone
Female
Maayam seidhayoDid you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayoDid you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayoFemale : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus
{Hamma hamma hammammmaaHamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma haaHamma hamma haa
Hamma hamma hammammmaaHamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma haa} (2)Hamma hamma haa
Female
Vervai thuli mugathilSweat drops on the face
Vaira karkkalAre like diamonds
Azhagai koora tamililTo describe this beauty in Tamil
Illai sorkkalThere are no words
Female
Meesai mudi kariyaThe dark strands of your mustache
Arugam purkalAre like Bermuda grass
Thaavi mella kadikkaTo pounce and bite gently
Yengum parkalTeeth long for it
Female
Unarugil mul chediyumNear you, even a thorny plant
Azhagaga theriyumAppears beautiful
Unn ethiril thondurugaiyilWhen standing in front of you
Thurumbagum malaiyumEven a mountain turns into a speck of straw
Female
Maayam seidhayoDid you perform magic?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaaMale : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Female :Nenjai kayam seidhayoFemale : Did you wound my heart?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaaMale : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Female
Kolla vandhaayoDid you come to kill me?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaaMale : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Female :Bathil solla vandhaayo..Female : Did you come to give an answer?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaaMale : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Female
Vaari sendrai pennaiYou swept this girl away
Paarthu nindren kannai…I stood staring at your eyes...
Yedhu seithai ennaiWhat did you do to me?
Kettu nindren unnaiI stood asking you
Female
Maayam seidhayoDid you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayoDid you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayoFemale : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Male
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hooooOhooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it
Male :Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hooooMale : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus :U got to do itChorus : You got to do it

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Maayam Seidhayo from the 2011 film Velayudham is a romantic track expressing intense romantic fascination and emotional vulnerability. The song captures the female protagonist's overwhelming feelings of love, describing how her lover's presence alters her entire world, turning ordinary things into extraordinary beauty and rendering her completely captivated by his charm.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kal pola kidanthen

Compares lying motionless in love to being a stone ('Kal pola kidanthen').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Vervai thuli mugathil Vaira karkkal

Metaphorically compares drops of sweat on the face to precious diamonds.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)

Unn ethiril thondurugaiyil Thurumbagum malaiyum

Exaggerates the beloved's grand presence by stating that even a massive mountain feels like a tiny speck of straw in front of him.

Rhyme (Ethirai)

Maayam seidhayo Nenjai kayam seidhayo

Employs end-rhyming patterns across consecutive lines ('Maayam seidhayo' / 'kayam seidhayo').

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Trivia

Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the music for Velayudham was composed by Vijay Antony. This upbeat romantic dance number features vocals by Sangeetha Rajeshwaran and Vijay Antony himself, set visually on Vijay and Hansika Motwani.

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